Word: fluid
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...executive heard the bad news from his doctors: he had chronic lymphatic leukemia. X-ray treatment might have slowed down the disease enough to give the patient ten or even 20 years of useful life, but doctors have done the job more easily with an occasional injection of colorless fluid containing phosphorus...
...cervix or of the prostate gland. This work is still in its infancy; in the standard medical summary, "the results are encouraging but inconclusive." Far more widespread is the use of radiogold, with no thought of cure but _ simply to ease the pain and inconvenience of excess fluid formation in cancers of the chest or abdominal cavity...
...bloated and miserable when she first went to the women's clinic of Manhattan's Memorial Hospital. She had had an ovarian cancer removed, but not soon enough: its colonies were spread around the lining of her abdominal cavity, causing it to fill rapidly with fluid. She had constant pain, cramps and constipation; she could not keep house, and had to be "tapped" regularly...
...doctors had to drain off almost four quarts of fluid every ten days...
...large part, these brilliant performances draw added luminance from Enzo Serafin's photography and Menotti's direction. Menotti guides his characters, so that every motion is meaningful and fluid, erasing all the jerkiness and guachery usually associated with the gesturing of opera performers. Serafin's camera work creates the electric air and studied equilbrium through sharp contrasts and quick transitions. The Medium, in short, is a superb welding of acting, music, and photography into an integral entity...